The invention of the saxophone / Pierre Jalbert (12:17) -- Ars poetica / Stacy Garrop (15:49) -- Insomnia (3:59) ; The man in the moon (3:25) ; The Willies (3:19) / Vivian Fung -- Forgetfulness (5:33) ; Dancing towards Bethlehem (3:30) / Lita Grier -- Reading an anthology of Chinese poems of the Sung Dynasty, I pause to admire the length and clarity of their titles / Zhou Tian (6:09).
Note
World premiere recording.
Event (note)
Recorded May 5-6, July 17 and Sept. 17, 2008, Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago.
Source of description (note)
Description based on hard copy version record.
Title
The Billy Collins suite [electronic resource] : songs inspired by his poetry / music by Pierre Jalbert ... [et al.].
In the 1st work: Susan Cook, saxophone ; Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio, piano ; Steve Robinson, narrator. In the 2nd work: Buffy Baggott, mezzo-soprano ; Lincoln Trio (piano trio). In the 3rd-5th works: John Bruce Yeh, clarinet ; David Cunliffe, violoncello ; Marta Aznavoorian, piano ; Steve Robinson, narrator. In the 6th-7th works: Jonathan Beyer, baritone ; John Bruce Yeh, clarinet ; John Goodwin, piano. In the 8th work: Tim Munro, flute ; Joel Link, viola ; Nuiko Wadden, harp ; Steve Robinson, narrator.
Event
Recorded May 5-6, July 17 and Sept. 17, 2008, Fay and Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT, Chicago.